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US has ‘many’ military options in Korea crisis: Mattis

WASHINGTON,United States (AFP) -- The United States has "many" military options against North Korea, including some that don't put Seoul…

Maria an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category Four hurricane: US forecaster

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Maria rose in power Monday to become an "extremely dangerous" Category Four hurricane as it…

Trump, Xi agree on ‘maximizing pressure’ on N. Korea: White House

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping committed to "maximizing pressure…

US flies bombers over Korean peninsula for drill: Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of…

UN urged to punish Myanmar army over Rohingya ‘atrocities’

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) - Pressure tightened on Myanmar Monday as a rights group urged world leaders to impose sanctions on the country's military,…

Typhoon Talim brings heavy rain, major disruption in southern Japan

KYOTO, Japan (CCTV) -- A powerful typhoon ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, halting train services and…

Hurricane Maria following Irma’s path

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Maria became a hurricane Sunday as it barreled toward the storm-battered eastern Caribbean with 75…

Powerful wind storm kills eight in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) -- A storm packing powerful winds ripped off roofs and toppled trees in Romania on Sunday, killing eight…

Two dead, three missing as typhoon rips through Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A powerful typhoon ripped through the Japanese archipelago on Monday, leaving two people dead and three…

Mexicans march to protest violence against women

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- Thousands of women of all ages marched Sunday through Mexico City, demanding justice in the case of a young woman…

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